FirePreplans

Brainerd, Minnesota. Crow Wing County.

Brainerd Fire Department

  • 22,130pre-plans, about one per building
  • 22life-risk sites
  • 534estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 278in the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 2 career firefighters.

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BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH, public schoolFORESTVIEW MIDDLE, public schoolBAXTER ELEMENTARY, public schoolRIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY, public schoolLOWELL ELEMENTARY, public schoolLake Region Christian School, private schoolGARFIELD ELEMENTARY, public schoolHARRISON ELEMENTARY, public schoolWELC - VPK, public schoolSt Francis Of The Lakes Catholic School, private schoolISD 181 LEARNING CENTER, public schoolBRAINERD EARLY CHILDHOOD SP. ED., public schoolLINCOLN EDUCATION CENTER, public schoolDiscovery Woods, public schoolT4N Pinnacle Academy, private schoolGood Samaritan Society - Bethany, nursing homeGood Samaritan Society - Woodland, nursing homeMIDDLE LEVEL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM, public schoolOak Street Christian School, private schoolEssentia Health Saint Joseph's Medical Center, hospitalCommunity Behavioral Health Hospital - Baxter, hospitalBrainerd Online School, public schoolBrainerd Fire DepartmentBrainerd Senior HighForestview MiddleBaxter Elem.Riverside Elem.Lowell Elem.Lake RegionGarfield Elem.Welc - VpkSt FrancisGood SamaritanGood SamaritanCommunity BehavioralSTATION5 miNBRAINERD SENIOR HIGH, public schoolFORESTVIEW MIDDLE, public schoolBAXTER ELEMENTARY, public schoolRIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY, public schoolLOWELL ELEMENTARY, public schoolLake Region Christian School, private schoolGARFIELD ELEMENTARY, public schoolHARRISON ELEMENTARY, public schoolWELC - VPK, public schoolSt Francis Of The Lakes Catholic School, private schoolISD 181 LEARNING CENTER, public schoolBRAINERD EARLY CHILDHOOD SP. ED., public schoolLINCOLN EDUCATION CENTER, public schoolDiscovery Woods, public schoolT4N Pinnacle Academy, private schoolGood Samaritan Society - Bethany, nursing homeGood Samaritan Society - Woodland, nursing homeMIDDLE LEVEL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM, public schoolOak Street Christian School, private schoolEssentia Health Saint Joseph's Medical Center, hospitalCommunity Behavioral Health Hospital - Baxter, hospitalBrainerd Online School, public schoolBrainerd Fire DepartmentBrainerd Senior HighForestview MiddleBaxter Elem.Riverside Elem.Lowell Elem.Lake RegionGood SamaritanGood SamaritanSTATION10 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

22,130pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
22life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
534buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
278buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
297square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 40,935 people live in these buildings, estimated from the building records.

How to read these numbers. Estimated means we worked it out from public records, and your officers check it at setup. The month is when its list was last updated. A check flag means the list is more than 2 years old, so look at it first.

Numbers built October 2026. Your officers fix anything that is off in setup, and every card follows.

Buildings by type

  • Homes17,589
  • Apartments and lodging1,515
  • Businesses1,107
  • Mobile homes798
  • Government and assembly357
  • Industrial297
  • Farm buildings202
  • Sheds, utility and other116
  • Schools104
  • Nursing homes and hospitals45
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less11,341
  • 300 to 5007,736
  • 550 to 1,0002,519
  • 1,050 to 2,000354
  • over 2,000180
Estimated

Water need by the NFA formula, with 25% of the building involved. Homes and apartment buildings with no recorded height are counted as 2 floors; your officers can set heights in setup.

Shuttle loop times and rig counts are worked out card by card, from your tankers or tenders, your fill sites and your roads, once your officers enter them in setup.

Life-risk sites

Nursing homes, hospitals, care homes, schools and day cares that are first due to you, from state and national lists. Each list carries its own date.

NameTypeSizeList as of
Good Samaritan Society - BethanyNursing home79 bedsSep 2026
Good Samaritan Society - WoodlandNursing home40 bedsSep 2026
Essentia Health Saint Joseph's Medical CenterHospitalAt setupDec 2023
Community Behavioral Health Hospital - BaxterHospitalAt setupDec 2023
BRAINERD SENIOR HIGHPublic school1,805 studentsJun 2025
FORESTVIEW MIDDLEPublic school1,626 studentsJun 2025
BAXTER ELEMENTARYPublic school506 studentsJun 2025
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYPublic school407 studentsJun 2025
LOWELL ELEMENTARYPublic school355 studentsJun 2025
GARFIELD ELEMENTARYPublic school250 studentsJun 2025
HARRISON ELEMENTARYPublic school230 studentsJun 2025
WELC - VPKPublic school215 studentsJun 2025
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ISD 181 LEARNING CENTERPublic school166 studentsJun 2025
BRAINERD EARLY CHILDHOOD SP. ED.Public school151 studentsJun 2025
LINCOLN EDUCATION CENTERPublic school105 studentsJun 2025
Discovery WoodsPublic school101 studentsJun 2025
MIDDLE LEVEL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMPublic school14 studentsJun 2025
Brainerd Online SchoolPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Lake Region Christian SchoolPrivate school274 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Francis Of The Lakes Catholic SchoolPrivate school210 studentsJun 2024 Check
T4N Pinnacle AcademyPrivate school85 studentsJun 2024 Check
Oak Street Christian SchoolPrivate school9 studentsJun 2024 Check

Your stations.

Each card routes from the station that is first due, so the way in matches how your rigs come. Add or fix stations in setup.

  • Brainerd Fire DepartmentRecord dated Dec 2023